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Paco Fortes

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Not to be confused withPaco Cortés.
In thisSpanish name,the first or paternalsurnameisFortesand the second or maternal family name isCalvo.

Paco Fortes
Fortes (first row, first to right) in 1978
Personal information
Full name Francisco Fortes Calvo[1]
Date of birth (1955-01-04)4 January 1955(age 69)[1]
Place of birth Barcelona,Spain[1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1975 Barcelona B 26 (1)
1975–1979 Barcelona 44 (5)
1976–1977 →Málaga(loan) 17 (1)
1979–1982 Español 66 (1)
1982–1984 Valladolid 48 (7)
1984–1989 Farense 116 (29)
Total 317 (44)
International career
1975 Spain 1 (0)
1976 Spain amateur 1 (0)
Managerial career
1989–1999 Farense
1999–2001 Imortal
2001 União Lamas
2002 Farense
2003–2005 Pinhalnovense
2006–2007 Raja Casablanca
2007–2008 Pinhalnovense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco"Paco"Fortes Calvo(born 4 January 1955) is a Spanish formerfootballforwardandmanager.

Even though he also played forBarcelona,his career was mainly associated withFarensein Portugal, either as a player or manager.[2]

Playing career

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Born inBarcelona,Catalonia,Fortes emerged through localFC Barcelona's youth ranks, going on to spend four years with the first team and also being loanedone seasontoCD Málaga.He only featured regularly for the former in1975–76– 23 matches, three goals – adding 11UEFA Cupappearances with three goals in two separate spells. He made hisLa Ligadebut on 5 October 1975 at the age of 20, in a 3–0 home win againstGranada CF.[3]

Fortes signed for neighboursRCD Españolin 1979 after being released by Barcelona, staying three seasons with the club.[4]Subsequently, he joinedReal Valladolidstill in the top flight, going on to appear in 175 games and score 14 goals in the competition.[5]He earned his onlycapforSpainon 16 November 1975, playing 15 minutes in the 2–2 draw inRomaniafor theUEFA Euro 1976qualifiers.[6]

In summer 1984, the 29-year-old Fortes moved toS.C. Farensein Portugal, being relegated from thePrimeira Ligain hisfirst yearbut winning immediate promotion. He appeared in more than 100 official matches for theAlgarveside in his five-year stint.[7]

Coaching career

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In late 1988, aged 33, Fortes retired from football and immediately started coaching Farense. He was in charge of eight gamesthat season,winning four and drawing two, but the team eventually could not escape relegation after ranking 18th. Promotion befell thefollowing campaign,as champions.[8]

Fortes remained at the helm of the club for one decade, managing four consecutive top-eight finishes from 1991 to 1995, including a best-ever fourth in1994–95as Farensequalified for the UEFA Cupfor the first time in their history.[9]He was dismissed after the 21st round in1998–99,moving to neighbouringImortal D.C.of theSegunda Liga.[10]

Early into2001–02,after only six games withC.F. União de Lamas(also second tier), Fortes returned to his beloved Farense, in the midst of a severe financial crisis. He was one of four coaches during the season – this included his former playerHajry Redouane– as the team were eventually relegated.[11]After leaving midway through the following campaign, he spent two full seasons and part of a third withC.D. Pinhalnovenseindivision three.[12]

After reuniting with Redouane atRaja CA,[13]Fortes returned to Pinhalnovense for one final year, then lost all connection with the football world. Undergoing serious financial problems, he contacted former club Barcelona'sAgrupació Barça Veterans,who arranged for him to work as a controller in thePort of Barcelona.[14]

Honours

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Player

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Barcelona

Valladolid

Farense

Manager

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Farense

References

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  1. ^abcdPaco Fortesat WorldFootball.net
  2. ^Freitas Lobo, Luís (31 January 2019)."Cromos, episódio 13: a raça e o" bigodão "de Paco Fortes, a alma de um Farense histórico"[Football cards, episode 13: the heart and the "thick moustache" of Paco Fortes, the soul of an historic Farense].O Jogo(in Portuguese).Retrieved13 August2019.
  3. ^"3–0: Pudieron ser seis"[3–0: It could have been six].Mundo Deportivo(in Spanish). 6 October 1975.Retrieved9 March2014.
  4. ^"Anecdotario de una presentación"[Anecdotes in presentation].Mundo Deportivo(in Spanish). 28 July 1979.Retrieved30 May2023.
  5. ^"Hoy recordamos... las vidas paralelas de Fortes y Díez"[Today we remember... the parallel lives of Fortes and Díez] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 27 February 2019.Retrieved30 May2023.
  6. ^Rovira, Ramón (17 November 1975)."2–2: A España le bastó el empate, aunque mereció ganar"[2–2: Spain had enough with draw, but deserved to win].Mundo Deportivo(in Spanish).Retrieved9 March2014.
  7. ^Cunha, Pedro Jorge (6 May 2020)."Cava catalão, lágrimas marroquinas, 'tiros' sérvios: o Farense em festa"[Catalan cava, Moroccan tears, Serbian 'shots': Farense party] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol.Retrieved30 May2023.
  8. ^abSilva, Rui Pedro (10 January 2019)."Futebol dos 90. O Farense de 1997/98"[90s football. 1997/98 Farense] (in Portuguese). É Desporto.Retrieved30 May2023.
  9. ^"Farense vai vender Estádio S. Luís para recuperar passado glorioso"[Farense to sell Estádio S. Luís to recover glorious past].Público(in Portuguese). 4 May 2009.Retrieved13 August2019.
  10. ^"Paco Fortes é o novo treinador do Imortal"[Paco Fortes is the new manager of Imortal].Record(in Portuguese). 15 September 1999.Retrieved30 May2023.
  11. ^Anjinho, Jorge (17 April 2003)."Farense em risco de sobrevivência"[Farense at risk of folding].Público(in Portuguese).Retrieved13 August2019.
  12. ^"Este fim de semana foi negativo para as equipas açorianas na segunda divisão"[Negative weekend for Azorean teams in the second division] (in Portuguese).RTP Açores.28 January 2008.Retrieved13 August2019.
  13. ^"El español Paco Fortes es el nuevo entrenador del Raja de Casablanca"[Spaniard Paco Fortes is new Raja Casablanca coach] (in Spanish).Terra.6 December 2006.Retrieved16 November2011.
  14. ^Salinas, David (1 July 2009)."Fortes, de dormir en una furgoneta a trabajar en el puerto"[Fortes, from sleeping in a van to working in the port].Sport(in Spanish).Retrieved13 August2019.
  15. ^"Victoria clara en una final de poca categoría"[Clear win in final of little class].Mundo Deportivo(in Spanish). 20 April 1978.Retrieved30 May2023.
  16. ^G. Encinas, Antonio; Ucero, Rodrigo (2009)."25 años de la Copa de la Liga"[25 years from the League Cup].El Norte de Castilla(in Spanish). Archived fromthe originalon 19 February 2015.Retrieved20 May2016.
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